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Fairleigh Dickinson University introduced an innovative program this semester designed to give students a global living and learning experience. Called the Global Scholars Program, this unique venture on the Metropolitan Campus offers a diverse and selected group of students a chance to live, study and socialize together, while exploring various international and global issues.
The program is jointly run by Jonell Sanchez, associate dean of students (Metro), and Rick Isquith, executive director for global partnerships (Metro/Flor).
“The goal of the program is to provide an opportunity for students to engage in a creative and fun learning atmosphere that will enhance their skills for a lifetime,” Sanchez said.
“These students are academically gifted and have interests that closely parallel the University’s global mission,” added Isquith. “We want to broaden their horizons and provide experiences that will give them a global mindset and make them better global citizens.”
After an application process that included an essay describing their desire to engage in global experiences, 22 students were accepted to participate this year. “We wanted a diverse mix of freshmen and upperclassmen, American and international students to live and learn in a residential facility with a warm atmosphere,” Sanchez explained, adding that one of the program’s main benefits is encouraging a rich dialogue of ideas among people from different backgrounds.
University Court 4 was the residence hall selected to house the on-campus Global Scholars (commuter students also are eligible to be Global Scholars). “We wanted an environment conducive to significant interaction,” said Sanchez. “University Court 4 is the only hall that has a computer and a desk in the common area. Also, that hall is co-ed and houses many international students; some Global Scholars are serving as resident assistants as well.”
The living experience is combined with an interdisciplinary academic program. The students are required to take six credits together, including the online freshman course The Global Challenge, Freshman Seminar and an independent study (juniors and sophomores just take the independent study). The independent study is coordinated through the School of History, Political and International Studies. “It calls for the students to conduct intensive research in a global context. At the same time, students learn the process of research in a seminar-type learning experience,” said Sanchez.
Additionally, students must take part in a minimum of seven co-curricular activities both on and off campus, such as trips to museums, visits to the United Nations and meetings with ambassadors and international leaders. These activities aim to be educational, fun and exciting, and of course, Sanchez explained, complement the academic studies undertaken. “One student is researching women in Saudi Arabia; she had the opportunity to have dinner with the Jordanian ambassador to the United Nations and posed questions about the role of women in the Middle East.”
Another component of the program is a one-credit experiential learning course, an optional study-abroad experience. A trip to South Africa is set for January, and Sanchez said the students are looking forward to it. The two-week excursion is open to all FDU students, but the Global Scholars were offered the opportunity first. Sanchez has visited South Africa several times and is thrilled at the thought of sharing his experiences first-hand with the students. “This trip is experiential learning and an invaluable field experience for the students.”
Sanchez hopes the South African experience will broaden the students’ perspectives and help give them the ability “to feel they can go anywhere in the world as world citizens.”
Sanchez is pleased with the program’s success thus far and said the students are learning not just about each other and the world, but about themselves in the process. “It’s been a privilege to work and teach and expose the Global Scholars to an experience that I believe they will remember for the rest of their lives.”
Isquith said that a good measure of the program’s initial success is that these students are already asking what happens in the second year of the program. “While we don’t have other components planned, we do hope these students spread the word and the enthusiasm about these global studies and activities throughout the campus.”
Sanchez and Isquith both credited several other key individuals who have sparked the program, including Judith Kaufman, psychology (Metro), who runs the Freshman Seminar; Leonard Grob, philosophy and University coordinator and director of University Core (Metro); and, at the School of History, Political and International Studies, Faramarz (Jim) Fatemi, its director and history/political science (Metro) and Helen Brudner, associate director and history/political science (Metro). “These people are the core who have worked on making this program happen,” Sanchez said.
Isquith added that he hopes to set up a comparable program next year at the College at Florham.
A new bachelor of arts in creative writing has been approved by the state and is being offered by the English, communication and philosophy department at the College at Florham. It is the only program of its kind in the state.
Complementing the successful, low-residency master of fine arts in creative writing already in place, the creative writing major provides undergraduates with the opportunity to practice and study writing while also acquiring a broad background in literary studies and preparing for careers or further study. Students are introduced to a variety of genres and styles of writing and have the opportunity to focus on one area of writing toward the end of their studies, culminating in a capstone course, the Senior Writing Project Seminar. There are 36 to 42 credits of major requirements including an Advanced Writing Workshop (3 credits), a variety of required and elective writing courses (18 to 24 credits) and 15 credits in literature.
Unique features of the bachelor’s program include the possibility of an internship at The Literary Review, an international literary magazine published at the College at Florham, and studying with its editors; an undergraduate creative writing Web site that publishes outstanding works by students and is linked not only to the FDU Web site but to Web del Sol, the leading international portal for online literary magazines and Web sites; and access to published writers who are members of the FDU faculty. The campus also is home to the Scribbler’s Club, a student literary society that publishes a magazine each semester. In addition, the MFA program brings acclaimed writers to the campus for lectures, workshops and seminars.
“With the initiation of the undergraduate major in creative writing,” says Geoffrey Weinman, chair, English, communication and philosophy (Flor), “FDU will be a center for writers, drawing on the talent of its local and international faculty and the prestige of its MFA program and The Literary Review.”
According to the College Board, 32 percent of all students interested in studying creative writing live within seven northeastern states. That is a significant pool from which the new program is expected to attract a large number of students.
Graduates will have accumulated a significant body of work upon completion of their BA degrees, which can assist in opening doors to free-lance writing; the advertising, corporate communication, media and the publishing industries; or to further study in creative writing.
The bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies degree program received an exceptional consultant evaluation from William Newell, professor of interdisciplinary studies at Miami University in Ohio and executive director of the Association for Integrative Studies. Newell is considered one of the top consultants on interdisciplinary studies in the United States.
Based on a review of the first year of the program and a visit to the Metropolitan Campus from November 6 to 8, Newell noted that the FDU interdisciplinary program has the potential of “gaining national visibility.” He referred to the first-year globalization seminar as “a truly remarkable interdisciplinary course.” Newell also stated that the FDU “12-credit interdisciplinary senior thesis is the most ambitious capstone experience in the United States. The 10-credit senior project workshop in my own School of Interdisciplinary Studies (Miami University) previously had that distinction.”
New College Dean Kenneth Vehrkens (Metro) congratulated Richard Castellana, humanities/fine arts and director of the program (Metro), and the participating faculty for the quality and rigor that led to the outstanding evaluation.
In other interdisciplinary news — this spring, the faculty teaching in the Middle College Program will be invited to attend a six-part lecture series on globalization that will be conducted by interdisciplinary studies faculty. This collegial and collaborative dialogue will provide an opportunity for high-school educators to fulfill part of their professional development requirements.
An agreement has been signed with the International University of Monaco (IUM) for an exchange of students during their junior years.
This business-oriented university is an independent institution located in the principality of Monaco. It was founded in 1986 to bring to the region a high-quality management education, applying European rigor to the hands-on American model.
Approximately 80 percent of IUM’s 400 students are international and study abroad for a portion of their tenure. Classes are conducted in English and, according to Rick Isquith, executive director for global partnerships (Metro/Flor), IUM’s programs are similar to business offerings at FDU.
Also under development are degree-completion programs and a joint MBA degree in global management. IUM offers a bachelor of science in business administration, a bachelor of arts in business and e-commerce, and a master of business administration.
Diana Vlahov, administrative assistant, Institute for Global Commerce (Metro), was instrumental in introducing IUM to Fairleigh Dickinson. She became familiar with the institution in planning for the institute’s desalination conference, to be held in March.
Satish Kumar Kalra, Raman Munjal chaired professor at the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon, New Delhi, India, was a visiting scholar in November at the Center for Human Resource Management Studies, College at Florham.
Kalra’s expertise is in the area of effective managerial leadership styles. He has developed definitions for management styles indigenous to the Indian culture and compared them to several Western definitions, such as those of Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard, Geert Hofstede and Rensis Likert.
While at FDU, he lectured in classes and met with students and business practitioners to share his ideas and experiences. His FDU Research Seminar focused on the problems that arise when Western companies doing business in India and other Asian countries transplant their management practices and styles directly into the new cultural context. Kalra has a long history of working with practitioners, and this seminar was particularly relevant for persons interested in cross-cultural issues.
Kalra was in the United States to give a paper on effective managerial leadership styles in the Indian context at the Annual Conference of the International Leadership Association: Bridging Boundaries and Borders in Leadership, held in Washington, D.C.
Kalra’s host for his visit was Richard Ottaway, management, and director, Center for Human Resource Management Studies (Flor).
Four Korean guests are on the Metropolitan Campus for the academic year taking classes to improve their English-language skills and interacting with faculty and students.
The University has had long-standing relationships with Korea, which were begun in the 1960s by Malcolm Sturchio, emeritus, chemistry (Metro), and director, Center for Elementary Science, continuing education (Flor), and the late Peter Sammartino, founding president.
Assigned to the communications section of the School of Communication Arts are Young Doo Lee, professor of English literature, Gyeongsang National University; Seung-Hun Oh, reporter/journalist, The Munhwa Ilbo (Munhwa daily newspaper); and Heung-Woo Yi, television producer, MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corp.). Keun Soo Lee, business professor, Kyung Hee University, is with the MBA Office.
The Office of Global Partnerships hosted a reception for these visitors in November. Local guests included Dong Il Ahn, local television and radio personality, “Saturday Invitation,” Korea Television Station, and “Morning News” anchorman and “Current Events” host, both for Radio Seoul, all in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area; Seonja Kim, mathematics (Metro); Carol Cochi, MAT ’87 (Metro), and coordinator, English Language Institute (Metro); and Michael Yang, MBA’78 (Flor), a long-time friend of FDU, and an executive at Hyundai who is currently teaching an engineering course at the Metropolitan Campus.
Fairleigh Dickinson University is now a member of the American Council on Education (ACE) Internationalization Collaborative, an invitational forum designed to help member institutions advance international education on their campuses.
The goal is to assemble a learning community in which faculty and administrators can share ideas and help each other further their international agendas. The collaborative also complements the international work of ACE “by sharing innovative practices and information on institutional strategies and outcomes as well as pressing issues that need further research and advocacy.”
The collaborative currently has 41 members representing a wide range of educational institutions including research/doctoral institutions, comprehensive universities, liberal arts colleges and community colleges.
“In inviting our institution to join the Internationalization Collaborative, ACE has recognized the serious and systemic efforts we have been making in global education,” said Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor).
Among the activities of the Internationalization Collaborative are annual meetings focusing on international strategies and a Web site of good practices highlighting innovative programs.
Select institutions are called on to designate leadership teams to serve as liaisons to the collaborative, prepare an institutional profile, commit to sending representatives to the annual meetings and engage in various collaborative initiatives.
Those representing FDU include Sperling; Rick Isquith, executive director for global partnerships (Metro/Flor); and Dalila Suhonjic, director of global initiatives (Metro/Flor).
Sperling added, “Our association with ACE has quickly blossomed such that in early April [April 4 and 5], we will jointly sponsor a regional conference on global competencies in the curriculum, to be held at FDU.”
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s profile can be viewed at http://www.acenet.edu/programs/international/collaborative/comprehensive/fdu.cfm.
For more information about the collaborative and to see other institutions’ profiles, see http://www.acenet.edu/programs/international/strategies.cfm.
Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, the world’s premier gourmet society, has decided to relocate its United States headquarters to the College at Florham. The group will provide $400,000 to help fund the construction of a new, 6,000-square-foot building that will house the headquarters as well as the University’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management.
The site of the building will be the old career center near the library, which is slated for demolition. The University is working to get the necessary township approval from Florham Park, and construction could begin in February or March. The building should be complete between July 1 and September 1.
With its international home in Paris, Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs has nearly 20,000 members in more than 100 countries. In the United States, there are more than 7,000 members with 150 chapters across the country. Devoted to promoting fine dining, the nonprofit society is based on the traditions and practices of the old French royal guild of goose roasters. Its history has been traced back to the year 1248.
President J. Michael Adams, a member of the organization, said, “Chaîne is thrilled with the association and a location in an elegant, academic environment. We are thrilled to forge an association with a true world-class organization and to gain a new building, which solves a major space dilemma.”
Adams pointed out that housing the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management in the new building is a “natural fit” and “provides an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the major.”
He added that every letter or announcement sent across the United States by Chaîne will read, “The Chaîne House, in residence at Fairleigh Dickinson University.”
Adams first became aware that the organization was interested in moving its national office last summer from an organization newsletter. He contacted the group’s chair, who sent a delegation to the campus and also visited himself and “fell in love” with the College at Florham.
Adams thanked Executive Vice President Carl Viola, Vice President for Administration Richard Riccio and College at Florham Interim Provost Kenneth Greene for playing key roles in the agreement.
In other related news, two members of Gourmet Dining, the University’s food service provider, were initiated into the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs in November. Richard Wenskoski, campus food services manager (Flor), and Jeff Gourley, chef (Flor), received their crests at the induction ceremony. A framed crest also will be displayed at the entrance to the College at Florham dining center.
How many Fairleigh Dickinson University students are there? From how many states do they come and from how many countries? These answers and much more information can be found on the Office of Institutional Research’s new Web page — http://alpha.fdu.edu/oir.
At present, the “Quick Stats” section provides fall 2002 information on students, faculty, retention and tuition. The Web site is currently under development; visitors are urged to regularly check the site for new information.
Any questions regarding the Web site should be addressed to Indira Govindan, director, institutional research (Metro/Flor), at govindan@fdu.edu.
By the way, there are 10,464 students enrolled for the fall semester (FDU is the largest private university in New Jersey.); they come from 29 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and 57 countries.
For the first time since 1984, the Knights’ men’s soccer team hosted an NCAA Tournament game. This marked the Knights’ 13th NCAA appearance in the program’s history. Its first-round appearance against Holy Cross was played at the Metropolitan Campus.
The team didn’t disappoint the home crowd as it beat Holy Cross 7-6 in a penalty kick shootout.
The team then lost 2-1 in the second overtime to fourth-seeded St. John’s University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on November 27. The Knights ended the season with an 11-5-7 record.
The FDU team earned its bid in the tournament by capturing the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship with a thrilling shootout win over Long Island University. It became the first team in NEC history to win three consecutive soccer championships. The Knights also received a second consecutive Fair Play Award from the NEC for the sport. Seth Roland, assistant athletic director (Metro), has been head men’s soccer coach for six years.
For years, the New Jersey campuses have been visible live on the Web. Up-to-the-minute cameras present still images taken from Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus (http://www.fdu.edu/webresources/webcam2.html), and Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham (http://www.fdu.edu/webresources/webcam1.html). Visitors to the Web site also use the webcams to check the weather on campus or just to get a live look at the campus.
Now two new cameras have been added and linked to the campus network by the Office of Information Systems and Technology, specifically to track progress of the construction of the new residence halls. The Metropolitan Campus “construction-cam” looks down on the work from Robison Hall Annex (http://www.fdu.edu/visitorcenter/metroconstruction.html). The new College at Florham camera is installed on Twombly Hall (http://www.fdu.edu/visitorcenter/florhamconstruction.html). Each camera lets alumni, prospective students and current members of the University community see the newest University buildings take shape.
On November 10, Benjamin Nelson, English and coordinator, English (Metro), was the leading speaker in the Englewood (N.J.) Public Library’s observance of “Jewish Book Month.” His topic was “Hollywood, Hitler and Humor: The Limits of Humor.”
Ann Lucas, emerita, management (Metro), made two presentations at professional conferences in October: a keynote address, “Leading Change in Turbulent Times,” at the Southwest Ohio Council for Higher Education Conference, held in Dayton, and “Leading Academic Change: Why Some Change Efforts Work and Others Don’t,” at the Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education Conference, “Hold Fast the Dream,” held in Atlanta, Ga.
Joseph Robbins, financial planning, New College (Flor), presented “Distributing Family Heirlooms” for the Somerset Hills Chapter of the American Association of University Women.
Bernard Dick, English (Metro), had three reviews printed in the fall 2002 edition of Film Quarterly: “Gene D. Phillips, Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir”; “Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner, A Very Dangerous Citizen: Abraham Lincoln Polonsky and the Hollywood Left”; and “Jon Solomon, The Ancient World in the Cinema.” He also delivered a paper, “Bing Crosby at Paramount: From Crooner to Actor,” at the Bing Crosby Centennial Conference, held at Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Walter Cummins, emeritus English (Flor) and editor emeritus, The Literary Review, has received the Distinguished Editor Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.
Two FDU professors, Gary Kleinman, accounting (Metro), and Ron West, taxation (Metro), won Bright Idea for Business Awards, which are sponsored by Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.; the NJPRO Foundation; and New Jersey Business magazine. Kleinman won in the auditing category for his paper, “The Use of a Goal Programming Model to Improve the Efficiency of Audit Sampling,” published in Advances in Mathematical Programming and Financial Planning. West won in the tax issues category for “Tax Benefits of Qualified State Tuition Programs,” published in The CPA Journal.
Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro), reports that her students presented at The 50th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society, held at Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., in May. “Activity-guided Isolation of Antifungal Compounds From Plants Using a Microwave Oven” was presented by Rebecca Goski and Roberty Shaw while “Two-enzyme Biosensor for the Analysis of Glutamine in Biotechnology Applications” was presented by Fenal Baria, Joel Fernandes, Hammad Amjad and Shadi Nehme. At the symposium, students met Nobel Prize winner Roald Hoffmann, who was the featured speaker. Leonida is the author of “Adhesive Materials Used in Gilding by Romanian Medieval Icon Painters,” published in Etudes et Documents Balkaniques et Mediterraneens, Paris, France.
William Roberts, social sciences and director, Public Administration Institute, New College (Metro), is a contributing author to The Great Popes Through History, published by Greenwood Press. Roberts examined Pope Pius X in this interdisciplinary work written by scholars in history, political science, classics, theology, patristics and philosophy.
Samuel Raphalides, political science/history (Metro), spoke on the Israel/Palestine conflict on November 20 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glen Rock, N.J.
Paul Strauss, psychology and director, MA in psychology-organizational behavior (Flor), discussed “Communicating Between the Sexes” at the JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, N.J., in November. The event was co-hosted by Strauss with the Jewish Palisades Professionals.
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College, and associate vice president for lifelong learning (Metro), addressed the 105th recruit class of the Port Authority Police Academy on November 26. He spoke on undergraduate and graduate degree-completion options to 120 officers as they prepared for their December 4 graduation ceremony, held at the Rothman Center. The academy, based on the Metropolitan Campus, has graduated 439 police officers since March 2002. Vehrkens also wrote a feature article, “How the West Was Won and the Buffalo Soldiers,” published in the history section of the fall 2002 edition of Meadowlands, USA.
William Klika, athletic director (Flor), reports that Ed Cracciolo, running back for the Devils football team, has been named one of the 10 finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy, which is awarded to the Division III Outstanding Football Player of the Year for excellence in athletics, academics and community service. Cracciolo ranks fifth in MAC Conference history in rushing yards and first all-time at FDU. A finance major with a 3.36 cumulative grade point ratio, he also volunteers with youth programs. The winner will be announced December 19.
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who have joined FDU between October 24 and December 2.
Welcome to Edward Boroszvich, communication specialist, public safety (Flor); Jennifer Conlan, learning disabilities specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor); Christopher Maddocks, systems/technology services associate, library (Flor); Phyllis Reilly, assistant to the University director of financial aid (Metro); Damari Riddick, assistant men’s basketball coach, athletics (Metro); and Mitchell Weiss, reference librarian, Weiner Library (Metro).
Corporate Communication Seminar Focuses on Reputation
Part two of “Perspectives on Reputation,” sponsored by the Corporate Communication Institute (CCI), is scheduled for Friday, December 13, noon to 4 p.m., at Pfizer, 150 Building Conference Center, 50 East 42nd Street, N.Y.C. Experts with essential perspectives will bring their insight to the complexity of building and maintaining an organization’s reputation and will discuss how reputation and sustainability are driving concepts in contemporary strategic communication practice.
Speakers will include Ron Alsop, news editor and senior writer, Wall Street Journal; Jacquelyn Ottman, president, J. Ottman Consulting, Inc.; Ruth Wooden, senior counselor, Porter Novelli; Jeffrey Horn, principal and co-leader, brand consulting initiative, Towers Perrin; and Chris Mykrantz, vice president, GreenPoint Financial, and president, Council of Communication Management. Michael Goodman, CCI director and director, corporate/organizational communication (Flor), will serve as moderator. John Santoro, executive director, leadership communications, corporate affairs division, Pfizer, the symposium host, will welcome the participants.
Sponsoring organizations are Accenture, AT&T, BD, Convergys, Raytheon Company, Schering-Plough and Wyeth. Participating organizations are the Council of Communication Management and NJ-NIRI, the New Jersey Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute.
For more information about the symposium or to register, call CCI at 973-443-8709 or visit its Web site at http://www.corporatecomm.org/.
Leaders Forum 2003
The Corporate Communication Leaders Forum 2003 will be held Tuesday, January 7, through Saturday, January 11, at the Mansion, College at Florham. Conducted by the Corporate Communication Institute (CCI), the forum will offer practitioners an intensive professional and academic experience in the current theory and practice of corporate communications through panel discussions, case studies, site visits and interaction with leading professionals and scholars.
The forum faculty will include Jack Bergen, senior vice president, corporate affairs and marketing, Siemens Corporation; Robin Cohn, president, Robin Cohn and Company; Kathy Cripps, president, Council of Public Relations Firms; Bruce Jefferies-Fox, executive vice president, Burrelle’s Information Services; Brian Lewis, vice president, Fox News Channel; Richard Martin, executive vice president, AT&T; Shelly Zimmerman, vice president for business development, Training for Technology; and Robert Zito, senior vice president communications, The New York Stock Exchange.
FDU people in the forum faculty will be Michael Goodman, CCI director and director, corporate/organizational communication (Flor); James Hutton, marketing (Flor); James Lyddy, senior vice president for University advancement (Metro/Flor); and Gary Radford, communication (Flor).
The forum is sponsored by Accenture, AT&T, BD, Convergys, J.M. Huber Corporation, Raytheon Company, Schering-Plough and Wyeth.
For more information about the forum or to register call CCI at 973-443-8709 or visit their Web site at http://www.corporatecomm.org/.
Updates
For the new creative writing bachelor degree offering go to New Undergraduate Major in Creative Writing (http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0212/writing.html).
The modern languages and literatures department will hold its first Spanish Food Sampling on Tuesday, December 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in Conference Room 241, Stadler/Zenner Academic Building, at the College at Florham. Sylvia Belen-Ramos, Spanish (Flor), is the contact for the event at 973-443-8649.
Fraud and Protection Against It
The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at the College at Florham held a breakfast seminar on November 19 that addressed how fraud in small- and medium-sized companies can be detected and prevented.
The seminar focused on the various types of fraud that are most common in business today and illustrated how employees, as well as third parties, might commit these frauds. The speakers detailed what detection techniques could be used to investigate various types of scams and explored the various options open after discovery of a fraud or scam, including legal options and considerations.
The opening speaker was Robert DiPasquale, CPA, CFE, director of the litigation services department at The Videre Group, LLP, a regional, independent public accounting firm committed to helping middle-market, closely-held and family-owned businesses. The second speaker was Adam Saravay, Esq., special counsel to McCarter & English, LLP, where he practices in the areas of employment, criminal defense and commercial and appellate litigation.
For information on future seminars call the Rothman Institute at 973-443-8842.
Camp Discovery Now Hiring for Summer
Applications/résumés for Camp Discovery teachers and counselors are being accepted by Karen Nelson, senior program director, continuing education (Metro). Camp Discovery is an academic-oriented camp for children in grades 1 to 7, which runs for six weeks each summer. Counselors must be high-school seniors or older; college education majors are given preference. Teaching positions at the Metropolitan Campus include science, art, theater, recreation and directors. The College at Florham positions include science, art, theater, recreation, dance, swim instructors, 1st-grade teachers and directors.
Updates
Continuing education’s revised Web Skills Program begins January 25 on the Metropolitan Campus and January 28 at the College at Florham. Classes are offered on Saturdays, weekdays and weeknights. The cost for the 60-hour course is $1,650. A 10 percent discount is available for faculty and staff. For more information visit http://www.fdu.edu/web-skills.
Because of the success of the pilot class GIS and Emergency Administration, which had an initial enrollment of 13, the Office of Continuing Education will offer Introduction to ArcGIS software training in February. Group discounts are available. For information contact Joan Leder, senior program director (Metro), at 201-692-6515.
The Motorcycle Safety Education Program’s courses will resume in March; registrations are now being taken at 201-692-6500.
See also Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program Receives Outstanding Evaluation (http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0212/inter.html).
Chemistry of Art Conservation
The School of Natural Sciences, in conjunction with the Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society, sponsored a lecture, “The Chemistry of Art Conservation,” by Ken Sutherland, conservation scientist, Philadelphia Museum of Art, on December 6 at the Metropolitan Campus. From 1995 to 2001, Sutherland was a research fellow in the scientific research department of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., carrying out a study of the effects of organic solvents on oil paint films, which was completed as a chemistry PhD at the University of Amsterdam in 2001.
This talk introduced some of the problems and challenges encountered by the museum scientist, with particular reference to the activities of the conservation department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Numerous examples included a study of the deterioration of a sculpture by the Russian constructivist artist Naum Gabo, made using plastic and dating from the early 20th century. Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro), arranged for the talk.
Nursing School Hosts Forum
The Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health and Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Rho Chapter, International Nursing Honor Society, in conjunction with the Office of Alumni Relations, sponsored a colloquium honoring the scholarship of service at the Metropolitan Campus on December 2.
Titled “Preparing for the Unexpected,” the awareness program focused on preparing for a personal or national disaster. It was presented by Mona Bookman, director of emergency services, American Red Cross Bergen Crossroads Chapter.
Concentration in Jewish Education Added
The Peter Sammartino School of Education has added a Jewish studies component to its master of arts in teaching program. The program incorporates the 22-credit New Jersey State teaching certification, which enables graduates to work in both public and Jewish schools. Students may concentrate on either the K–8 level or the secondary school level.
Prerequisite requirements to the Jewish Education concentration include Jewish history (6 credits), Hebrew bible (6 credits) of the Melton Adult Mini-school Program (a two-year program accredited by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem) or its equivalent. FDU offers the course at five locations. To accommodate the concentration, 12 new graduate courses have been added to the School of Education’s offerings.
Updates
The bachelor of arts in humanities has added four new concentrations: liberal arts; American studies in global perspectives; ethics, politics and society; and science, technology and human values.
Drama and theater arts will be on the agenda for students studying at Wroxton College this spring. They will see performances of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Pericles and Coriolanus” and the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s “Far From the Madding Crown,” as well as seven other productions including “Blood Brothers” at the Phoenix Theatre, “The Duchess of Malfi” at the New Vic Theatre and “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the the Lyttelton Theatre.
In addition they will be attending classes at the Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Tickets and transportation to and from the theaters and classes are provided as an integral part of their classes.
Assistant to the Director for Technology, Communication and Continuing Education,
School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management,
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Just over two years.
What is the best advice you ever received and from whom?
“Always be grateful for who you are and what you have” and “Always let him know you are happy.” Both received from my mom — the first when I was 13 and the second the night before my wedding.
What object do you have that you treasure most?
I treasure my first teddy bear, a cameo ring that was my great-grandmother’s and a 1928 edition of an A.A. Milne book, but my most treasured item would have to be my wedding dress. It was made and personalized by my mom — there was a lot of love put into this dress (along with a lot of hours).
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Besides marrying the man of my dreams, my greatest achievement will be completing my college degree in May 2004.
My hobbies are ...
... swimming, scrapbooking, photography, planning parties and events and playing with my hamster “Bubba.”
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Anyone who comes to my house would be the perfect dinner guest. The door is always open. And if you come on a Sunday, you would probably be served pasta, chicken cutlets, meatballs and green bean casserole.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would love to be a veterinarian. I would not like to be a lawyer (even though my father thought I would be perfect for it).
In what other country would you most like to live for six months or a year and why that country?
Italy; my father’s side of the family came from Sicily. I would love to get a chance to learn about the country, the language and more about my heritage.
Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Thirty-four years.
What is the best advice you ever received and from whom?
When things weren’t going well, my mother would offer the sage advice, “This too shall pass.”
What object do you have that you treasure most?
As a lifelong fan of our national pastime, I treasure my Brooklyn Dodger yearbooks from the early 1950s and a ball I caught at a Mets game in 1986.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Attainment of a PhD degree and completing several half-marathon runs in the last few years.
My hobbies are ...
... aside from running, reading both technical and nontechnical books, learning new things with and about computers, sports and playing with my young grandsons.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Ben Franklin would have been interesting, since he could probably enlighten me on early American history and could probably talk about any other subject. Would he have liked Philadelphia cheesesteaks?
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
If I had the talent or the time to develop it, the senior golf tour seems like it would be a fun life. I’ll stay away from the law profession (with apologies to my law-student son) or any other that would require me to commute to Manhattan daily.
In what other country would you most like to live for six months or a year and why that country?
Since I enjoy mountain scenery, a Scandanavian country would be intriguing. But not in the cold and mostly dark winter!
Professor of Business Law,
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Since fall 1988.
What is the best advice you ever received and from whom?
One of my older brothers insisted that I consider going to college. In the spring of my senior year of high school, he said, “If you don’t see your guidance counselor, I will.” Then he offered to pay my first-year expenses. How could I say no? It has made all the difference.
What object do you have that you treasure most?
There are many. Examples include: (1) Beads made of dried rose petals that Dan [Daniel Twomey, management and director, Center for Human Resource Management Studies (Flor)] sent to me from South America about 40 years ago, before we were married, when he was on a year-long “goodwill” trip with some college friends. (2) A citation in a simple plastic frame for being chosen one of the Outstanding Working Women in our community, when I had my law practice. It’s precious because my then teen-aged daughter wrote a beautiful letter that led to the award. (3) Original paintings and artwork that adorn our home (works of our children at different stages of their development).
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Luring, chasing and marrying Dan! Close second is co-raising four children who are now independent, responsible and caring adults.
My hobbies are ...
... reading (current books are Before the Shooting Begins: Searching for Democracy in America’s Culture War, by [James Davison] Hunter, and Islam Unveiled, by [Robert] Spencer), walking, playing frisbee golf, going to rural auctions in upstate New York and buying for our three little “grandgirls.”
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Two of my older brothers who died young, each leaving a spouse with a young child behind. I would serve Hassenpfeffer with potato dumplings, a meal my mother served on very special occasions.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
Maybe science, doing research on the brain. The human brain fascinates me. I’m spoiled. While I put in more than 40 hours per week, I wouldn’t want to go back to any job that tied me to a desk Monday through Friday, from 9 to 5.
In what other country would you most like to live for six months or a year and why that country?
Germany. I would brush up on my German and do an in-depth search into my family’s ancestry.
Periodicals Supervisor, Library,
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Three years.
What is the best advice you ever received and from whom?
“Never lose your love of life.” Given to me by my grandfather when I was 8.
What object do you have that you treasure most?
Besides my life, I would say my music collection. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t listen to some sort of music.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I like to think my greatest achievement is yet to come.
My hobbies are ...
... reading (mostly history), hiking/backpacking, cooking, playing basketball and fiddling around with my guitar.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
I would like to have dinner with any one of the “great” figures in history such as Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, etc., to see what it is that made them so memorable. Are they just men with big egos and the ability to speak to the masses, or was there something special about them? I would serve whatever the favorite dish of their times was, for a more complete experience.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I think I would like to try teaching some day, preferably at the college level, probably history. I wouldn’t want any job where I am on call 24/7. I enjoy my time off.
In what other country would you most like to live for six months or a year and why that country?
If I could only choose one, it would have to be Germany. I would like to see the land from which my forefathers came. Also, it is centrally located for trips to the rest of Europe. It would give me a chance to brush up on my German, too.
The new Fitness Center on the Metropolitan Campus will officially open on Thursday, December 19. These photos were taken the week of December 4 and show the center nearing completion.
Construction on the front of the Student Center at the College at Florham is shown from two vantage points.
Alumni spoke to Metropolitan Campus students about their work and expertise last month as part of class sessions. They were guests of Richard Lo Pinto, biological sciences (Metro), and Ralph Selig, mathematics/computer science, New College (Metro).
Left photo: In the water off Arthur Kill, between Staten Island and Seawaren, N.J., students in Richard Lo Pinto’s Introduction to Marine Biology class were guests of alumnus Ken Hayes, BS’74 (R), standing right, and his company, Aqua Survey, Inc. The students gained first-hand experience in core sampling as well as exploring the range of careers available in the investigation of water quality and pollution testing. Lo Pinto is standing on the left.
Right photo: Alumnus Michael Jack, BA’92 (R), a police officer in Mahwah, N.J., demonstrated the radar equipment in his vehicle to Ralph Selig. Jack showed examples of the principles of radar and its mathematical applications to Selig’s Basic Mathematics and Introduction to Mathematics classes.
The Indian Subcontinent Student Association sponsored an Indian Food Day at the College at Florham in November, featuring a variety of Indian delicacies.
Joining the festivities were, from left, Ram Kisham, social sciences/history (Flor); Paul Boyer, chemistry/geology (Flor); Barbara Ely, counselor, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor); and John D’Ambrosio, learning specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor).
Volunteerism and the spirit of the holidays are alive and well on the Metropolitan Campus. To cite a few examples, the International Student Association ran a clothing drive, the Graduate Assistant Association collected food, campus ministry and Gourmet Dining sponsored their annual
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